Ciara stars in new movie due out in the spring.

Mama, I Want to Sing! tells the story of a preacher's daughter, who rises from the church choir to international pop superstardom. The character is loosely based on Vy Higginsen's sister, Doris Troy, best known for the 1963 pop hit "Just One Look." Higginsen and her husband Ken Wydro wrote, produced, directed, financed, and marketed the play, which was originally rejected by every major producer in New York. None believed that the story was worth telling or that an audience could be found for a gospel based production. Also starring Lynn Whitfield, Ben Vereen, Patti Labelle.